A review by benlundns
The Big Book of Science Fiction by Jeff VanderMeer, Ann VanderMeer

1.0

This book has been a long time getting through, I was essentially using it as a book to read while I waited for other books to become available and...it wasn't great. There are some true gems in here, but there are a lot of stories that did not resonate with me, it seems a lot of the stories are more, impressionistic, symbolistic? I don't know what word to use, but they seemed aimed at creating a mood or a frame of mind, rather then telling a coherent story. For myself a lot of the stories came across as difficult to read, difficult to be immersed in, or just difficult to enjoy. A lot of the stories come from much early authors as well, so it might be an indication of how the genre of science fiction has changed over the years. But a am more a fan of the current crop of authors influencing the genre currently.